January 12, 2012
Critics raise the alarm over U.S. police drone plans
Jan. 11 - U.S. civil rights groups are raising the alarm about plans by the Houston and Miami police forces to add unmanned aerial drones to their crime-fighting arsenals.
Law enforcement officials say the drones will help in the hunt for criminals and missing persons but critics claim they could also be used to spy on ordinary citizens. Ben Gruber reports. (Reuters)
January 2, 2012
Semi-nude body of woman found in house
The semi-nude body of a 66-year old woman was Sunday afternoon found in her house at De Willem, West Coast Demerara, police said.
A man has been arrested and he is assisting with investigations, even as police await the results of an autopsy.
Dead is Bebe Jahooral Banu. Investigators said her body was found around 3 PM in a room on the lower flat of her home with a piece of cloth wrapped around her neck. (Demerara Waves/Denis Scott Chabrol)
